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NewsWaitrose opens first new store outside London for over six years
The Little Waitrose opened in Southwick, West Sussex this week, a location revealed by The Grocer in March
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NewsJohn Lewis gets green light to build hundreds of homes above Waitrose store in West Ealing
JLP plans to modernise its West Ealing Waitrose store, building 428 buy-to-let homes in the process
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NewsFood poverty: supermarkets and manufacturers set new target to provide 30 million meals
A food industry coalition has announced an ambitious new target to provide 30 million meals a year by 2028
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NewsWaitrose makes handwash bottles 100% recyclable in latest packaging switch
Waitrose has switched the pump on its bottles from a mixed material to single plastic, making the bottles fully recyclable at home
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NewsHealth brand Zoe advert banned over Steven Bartlett ‘just real food’ claim
The Advertising Standards Authority said Zoe’s Daily30+ supplement ad - featuring Stephen Bartlett - was misleading
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NewsWaitrose backs 18 ‘trend-led’ challenger brands through accelerator scheme
Waitrose is also expanding its Ottolenghi range as it ramps up its exclusive partnerships programme and backs 18 winners of BrandsNew challenger scheme
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Comment & OpinionCould this be a new era of positive food poverty action?
Genuine, unadulterated good news has been the scarcest of all commodities lately, making today’s landmark collaboration by Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose to tackle food poverty a genuine breath of fresh air
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NewsKallø adds organic broth range in response to UPF pushback
The broths can be used as a cooking base for soups, ramens and sauces
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NewsSupermarkets join forces for ‘unparalleled’ food hunger campaign
Let’s Make a Meal of It will allow millions of customers to donate funds to people facing hunger
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NewsThe Curators rolls out nitrate-free biltong amid UPF pushback
The biltong is made using natural curing methods, with longer marination and gentle air-drying
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NewsJohn Lewis kicks off new hospitality push with Jamie Oliver café
The retailer plans to add five new cafés and restaurants in 2025 after opening its first Jamie Oliver cookery school
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Grocer 33Waitrose East Sheen comes top in a low-scoring week
Our shopper praised Waitrose’s short queues and checkout assistant
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Grocer 33Waitrose, East Sheen: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It feels like the Sunday trading six-hour window is no more – we open on-demand at 7am and it’s busy until 10pm’
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NewsEden Mill seals nationwide retail debut for Golf Gin
The listing is the supplier’s first-ever nationwide listing with a major multiple
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NewsPlanet Farms launches vertically farmed salads into Waitrose
Planet Farms’ Fresh Everleaf range is grown without pesticides or herbicides and is free from human touch until opened, ‘maximising freshness, quality, crispness and flavour’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Greenwich: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re very lucky to work here – the location and the look inside are absolutely top drawer,’ says store manager David Goodacre
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Grocer 33Service trumps size as tiny Waitrose Greenwich store wins close-run mystery shop
Waitrose’s Greenwich store offered ‘high-quality’ customer service despite small size
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NewsItalian vertical farmer ploughing £25m into new UK facility
Planet Farms will start supplying Waitrose stores in the UK this week
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Grocer 33Waitrose Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Easter has been great. I think we’ve had the best displays I’ve seen across the shop for such a long time’
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Grocer 33Waitrose edges out M&S to offer best store experience
Waitrose had tempting counters manned by ‘highly knowledgeable’ staff